Improved washing and wringing-machine



vented certain new and useful Improvements in Wash- JOHN LAMB, OF JEFFERSONVILLE, YORK.

l Letters Patent No. 88,308, dated Ma/rch 30, 1869.

IMPROVED VVASIHIING-l AND WRINGINGMACHI1VVE The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the Sme- To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J oHN LAMB, of J eersonvillc, in the county of Sullivan, and State of New York, have iners and Wringers; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked th erelon,.which' form a part of this specification, and in winch- Figure 1 represents a side view, and

Figure 2, an end view of my washer and wringer combined. Y

Similar letters indicate like part-s in both figures.

The nature of my invention consists in the combination and arrangement of the several devices hereinafter set forth.

To enable others skilled in the art to which my invention appertains, to make and use the same, I will now describe its construction and operation.

In the accompanying drawing- A represents an ordinary frame, in the upper end of which are pivoted two rollers, B and C, the roller C being provided with a cog-wheel, b, on one end, and to which is attached the crankd, which passes through the side ofthe ame into said co -wheel.

Ou crank d is secured the eccentric d', by which the rollers B and G are adjusted. i v

D represents a cylinder', pivoted in the frame, below the rollers, said cylinder being made with projections around its surface.

E represents a smaller cylinder, formed with projections on that part of its surface next to the cylinder D.

The cylinder E is attached to the metal bar, or rod F, which passes through the frame from end to end, by the wire springs c c, one end of vsaid springs being secured to the cylinder, and the other end twisted around said bar, for the rollers. .4

The operation of my machine is as follows: The frame is secured in a vertical position in the or rod F, thereby forming a spring tub, and kept in that position by the pins a. a', which and enter recep-4 are secured to one end of the frame, tacles made in the side of the tub. The screw b', with bar, or plate c' attached, is screwed into the other end of the frame, the plate c' resting against the outside of the tub. By this arrangement the frame is securely xed in a vertical position in the tub. The clothes are then placed into the tub, andthe crank d operated upon, which causes the clothes to pass between the two cylinders, D and E, the springs c c giving, to allow the clothes to enter between the cylinders. By this operation the clothes are thoroughly washed, and wrung by passing between the two rollers, B and C, the V shaped springs a a giving, to allow the clothes to enter between the wringers.

Having thus described my invention,

at I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. The eccentric cl', in. combination' with the crank d, and wringers B C, arranged to operate substantially as described. v

2. Theframe A, provided with wringers and washers B C D E,crank d, eccentric d', pins a, a, screwplate c', and springs a af, all arranged to operate substantially in the manner and'for the purpose described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I afx my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN LAMB. Witnesses:

J oHN G. MALL, LonIsA LAMB. 

